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Happening means present participle and gerund of happen.
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/ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of happen.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.
“[…]San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”
When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town.
They're a little noisy if you open your balcony door but otherwise offer a glimpse of one of Disney World's more happening places.
Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.
Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals.
San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah.
Three follow-up singles, all ecological or religious in theme, did chart in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. Thereafter, Ocean remained a Canadian happening.
Use happening when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Happening means present participle and gerund of happen.
Common synonyms include event, incident, affair, befalling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.
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